Ukraine backs down on banned Danish journalist
DR News journalist Matilde Kimer, who was banned from entering Ukraine in December because she ‘promoted Russian propaganda’ has had her press accreditation reinstated so she can now return to the country In a…
MoreQueen makes silent protest against Russian war
HM Queen Margrethe of Denmark has resigned her patronage of the H.C. Andersen Children’s Book Prize in protest against Russian illustrator and art professor Anastasia Arkhipova, who was chosen as chair of the…
MoreDanske Bank projects economic downturn
Denmark’s biggest bank is pessimistic about the prospects for the Danish economy this year. In a gloomy New Year forecast, Danske Bank warns of a severe fall in private consumption due to price…
MoreEx-PM takes sideswipe at China during Taiwan visit
On the first day of his trip to Taiwan, Tuesday, former prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s defined his 3-day visit as a ‘show of support’ for the pacific island. In talks with President…
MoreDPP leader a free man after prosecutor drops appeal
The public prosecutor has declined to appeal the not-guilty verdict against Morten Messerschmidt in the EU fraud affair, which means the Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader is now fully acquitted after a seven-year…
MoreJob centres to be scapped but no plans for the jobless
Closing down all the country’s job centres was a central element of the new government’s political platform but as yet there are no plans for how to replace them. The job centre scheme,…
MoreNo bank robberies in 2022 as cash disappears
2022 was the first year on record with no bank robberies in this country as cash transactions have virtually disappeared. There were 221 bank robberies in 2000, which has slowly decreased to less…
MoreHousing market slump mirrors financial crisis years
There were 30% more houses for sale in December than 12 months ago, the biggest year-on-year rise since the financial crisis 16 years ago. Senior Arbejdernes Landsbank economist Jeppe Juul Borre called it…
MoreStock market pessimism
2022 was a bad year for stock market investors and things could get worse in 2023. The ‘blue-chip’ companies that form Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s trend-setting C25 index lost around 13% of their value…
MoreCollective bargaining talks could end in national strike
Experts fear collective bargaining negotiations that get underway tomorrow between labour market parties could end in a national strike. There’s been no major industrial conflict since 1998 but, according to labour market expert…
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